Days after a 34-year-old woman died by suicide in Bhopal, police have filed charges against her husband and mother-in-law, a retired district judge, for dowry-related offenses. An FIR was registered at Katara Hills Police Station against Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh. The case includes sections on dowry death and harassment for dowry.
Giribala Singh, who retired as a Bhopal district judge in February 2023, and her son Samarth Singh, an advocate at the District Court, are the accused. Police are conducting raids at their residence and other possible hideouts, but both are yet to be arrested. The action follows protests by the deceased woman’s family, Twisha Sharma, who passed away on Tuesday.
Twisha, originally from Noida, was found hanging from a pipe on her home’s terrace in Laharpur. Her husband took her to AIIMS Hospital, where she was declared dead. The couple, who met on a dating app, got married six months ago. Twisha, an MBA graduate who worked in Delhi, was allegedly murdered, with her family accusing Samarth and his mother of staging a suicide.
Family members and relatives of Twisha have been protesting outside Katara Hills Police Station, demanding justice. They gathered at the Women’s Police Station with placards, urging immediate action and also caused a commotion at the Commissioner’s office. Twisha’s brother, Harshit Sharma, an Army officer, criticized the police for not acting promptly due to the accused duo’s influence.
